Spheniscidae or the Little Penguins

The penguin’s (Spheniscidae or the Little Penguins) have the whole cuteness thing down pat, and are a regular staple be it at Phillip Island or the Melbourne Zoo. Huddled in a group they seemed hesitant to enter the water at the start, perhaps because of the people around watching but as soon as they jumped in they started swimming like crazy.

They were a huge hit with those that were watching, including my daughter. Image taken with a Nikon D5300 and Tamron 150-600mm.